Tag: Noun
Word of the Day – Dec. 28 – Duckboard
Noun: Duckboard (DUK-bord)Definition: A boardwalk or slatted flooring laid on a wet, muddy, or cold surface; usually used in plural.Sample sentence: Someone...
Word of the Day – Dec. 23 – Perquisite
Noun: Perquisite (PER-kwuh-zut)Definition:1. A privilege or profit made in addition to regular pay2. A gratuity or tip3. Something held or claimed as...
Word of the Day – Dec. 22 – Raillery
Noun: Raillery (RAIL-uh-ree)Definition:1. Good-natured ridicule: banter2. JestSample sentence: New workers at the plant can expect to endure some raillery and joshing from the...
Word of the Day – Dec. 20 – Subterfuge
Noun: Subterfuge (SUB-ter-fyooj)Definition:1. Deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade.2. A deceptive device or stratagem.Sample sentence: They obtained...
Word of the Day – Dec. 14 – Keister
Noun: Keister (KEE-stir)Definition:1. A person's buttocks.2. A small suitcase or satchel.Sample sentence: He fell right on his keister in front of the whole...
Word of the Day – Dec. 13 – Swivet
Noun: Swivet (SWIV-ut)Definition: A state of extreme agitation.Sample sentence: She was in a swivet for days before the meeting, but when...
Word of the Day – Dec. 12 – Zeitgeist
Noun: Zeitgeist (TSYTE-gyste)Definition: The general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era.Sample sentence: The movie does an excellent job of capturing the...
Word of the Day – Dec. 9 – Kibosh
Noun: Kibosh (KYE-bosh or KIH-bosh)Definition: Something that serves as a check or stop.Sample sentence: The economic downturn has put a kibosh on many...
Word of the Day – Dec. 9 – Wallaroo
Noun: Wallaroo (wah-luh-ROO)Definition:1. A large reddish-gray kangaroo (Macropus robustus) -- called also euro.2. Either of two kangaroos (Macropus antelopinus and M. bernardus) related...
Word of the Day – Dec. 6 – Crux
Noun: Crux (KRUKS)Definition:1. A puzzling or difficult problem.2. An essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome.3. A main or central feature (as...
